nískur

Icelandic

Etymology

By surface analyse, from níð +‎ -skur. From late Old Norse nízkr. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk nidsk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniskʏr/
  • Rhymes: -iskʏr

Adjective

nískur (comparative nískari, superlative nískastur)

  1. miserly, stingy
    Synonyms: aðsjáll, búralegur, naumur, samhaldssamur

Declension

Positive forms of nískur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nískur nísk nískt
accusative nískan níska
dative nískum nískri nísku
genitive nísks nískrar nísks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative nískir nískar nísk
accusative níska
dative nískum
genitive nískra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative níski níska níska
acc/dat/gen níska nísku
plural (all-case) nísku
Comparative forms of nískur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) nískari nískari nískara
plural (all-case) nískari
Superlative forms of nískur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nískastur nískust nískast
accusative nískastan nískasta
dative nískustum nískastri nískustu
genitive nískasts nískastrar nískasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative nískastir nískastar nískust
accusative nískasta
dative nískustum
genitive nískastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nískasti nískasta nískasta
acc/dat/gen nískasta nískustu
plural (all-case) nískustu
  • níska (“parsimony, stinginess”)
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